Tag: Alabama
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Know Your States Prompt Payment Act To Speed Up Construction Payments
Everyone who’s been around for a while in the construction business has a story about not getting paid on time. The term “prompt payment” seems so straightforward, yet contractors find themselves slipping into the collections business despite their best-laid plans. What can contractors do to get paid in full and on time? Knowledge of state…
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What Do I Do If I Miss a Preliminary Notice Deadline?
Mechanics liens are one of the construction industry’s most powerful tools to get paid. But in order to remain in a position to file a valid mechanics lien, there can be many specific and intricate requirements and deadlines that must be met – and any errors or omissions could potentially kill your lien rights. In many…
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Don’t Play Games With the Amount on Your Preliminary Notices
Sending preliminary notice on every project is good practice for many reasons. But, in order for the preliminary notice to be its most effective and protect your ability to file a valid mechanics lien if needed, the notice must comply with specific statutory requirements. In some states, one of these specific statutory requirements mandates that…
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Mechanics Lien Alabama: How to File an AL Mechanics Lien
If you have decided to file a mechanics lien in Alabama (by the way, the zlien office includes a number of SEC fans, and those rooting for the Alabama schools are pretty evenly split between RTR! and War Eagle!), this step-by-step guide (starting in the next paragraph, below) will tell you how. It’s important to…
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Alabama Mechanics Liens – Free How To File Guidebook
Thousands of companies every day across the United States ship materials, rent construction equipment, or provide labor and effort to construction projects within the state of Alabama. In doing so, they brush up against their right to get paid, which is strongly protected by Alabama laws and courts. In large part, when work is performed…